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TopicVladimir Putin

Topic: Vladimir Putin

World has pushed Kim and Putin closer. Worried China will fish in troubled waters

Chinese President Xi Jinping has not yet reacted to Kim-Putin meeting, but he would be in a dilemma. China won't be happy with North Korea’s renewed relations with Russia.

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles just before Kim Jong Un met Vladimir Putin in Russia

Nuclear-armed North has conducted regular launches of everything from short-range, cruise missiles to massive intercontinental ballistic missiles that can strike continental US.

Putin and Kim meet in Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia’s most modern space facility

The cosmodrome, which came into service in 2016, is in the Amur region of Russia's Far East, not far from the Russian border with China.

Putin says Trump prosecution shows ‘rottenness’ of US political system

Putin said what was happening now in the US demonstrated 'all the rottenness of the American system' and the persecution of a political opponent for political reasons.

Kim Jong Un appears to have departed for Russia for summit with Putin, says South Korea’s YTN

On Monday, Russia’s Interfax reported Kim was expected to visit the Far East ‘in the coming days’. The trip would be Kim’s first visit abroad in more than 4 years.

Lula da Silva says Putin would not be arrested in 2024 Brazil if he attends next year’s G20 meet

The Brazilian president said that he himself planned to attend a BRICS bloc of developing nations meeting due in Russia before the Rio meeting.

What Western press missed about India as Modi’s foreign policy comes of age with G20 summit

There is no question that the G20 summit is already a feather in Modi’s cap – it doesn’t matter that Russia's Putin and China's Xi won’t be turning up for the mega event.

Friction over Ukraine war, absence of Putin & Xi set to dent G20 summit

The hardened stance on the Russia-Ukraine war has prevented agreement on even a single communique at the ministerial meetings of the G20 during India's presidency this year.

China’s map shenanigan aims to provoke India before G20. New Delhi mustn’t fall for it

Post-G20 summit, New Delhi will have enough time to deal with a belligerent Beijing in an appropriate manner and time.

‘To be a warrior is to live forever’ — at Prigozhin’s grave, followers hail Wagner chief

Prigozhin was buried on Tuesday at a cemetery in his hometown of St. Petersburg, Russia, away from the glare of the media he had courted so ardently in life.

On Camera

XUV 7XO shows Mahindra’s engineering prowess. DAVINCI suspension makes a world of difference

The old XUV 700 was an indication that the Indian manufacturer had begun to up their game. But 7XO is world-class in terms of fit, finish, and equipment.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.